Bill was rubbing Obie on Saturday and felt something where they had put his microchip when he checked him at first he thought it was a tick, but saw that it wasn’t and since we didn’t really know how they put the microchip in or what it actually looked like we didn’t want to take a chance that it had dislodged and worked it’s way out. So of course we called the Vet and loaded Obie up and off we went, I wanted the doctor to check out the hernia repair anyhow to make sure it was healing right. I found out that Obie is a cry baby, when we got there he whined and whined till we left.
He checked the spot and said it was just a scab which was a relief and ran the scanner over Obie to make sure the microchip was still there. I had always just assumed that they made a tiny incision to place the microchip and put in a stitch or two, but he explained that they used a needle. When I got Shadow I had him tattooed so I really didn’t know. He then checked the hernia repair. He said it was coming along nicely even though it was a little red and the area was protruding a little so I’ll take his word that everything is okay on the hernia.
Home Again Microchip and how they insert it. Bill had said that he thought they shot it in with a needle, but wasn’t sure and I actually didn’t know until I researched and found the video on the Home Again site which you can view at the link above. While reading about the procedure they said that it didn’t actually hurt, but the Vet usually likes to do it when they neuter or spay. Thankfully he is active and isn’t actually picking at any of his stitches and the antibiotics are helping him heal. I guess his body hasn’t told him yet that he’s not suppose to try and hump his Sister
He’s also growing hair around his eye again so he doesn’t look weird now. Bill and I took a break and rode to Gettysburg yesterday and when we got home Sadie’s food can had been knocked from the bench that we have them sitting on, thankfully the lid was still on, but even if it weren’t there was only a cup of food in it so they would have just had an early dinner even though I feed them separate types of food because of Obie’s breed tendency toward skin allergies. They aren’t suppose to have beef, wheat, or corn.
I had bought some all natural peanut butter dog cookies and broke them up in very small pieces for treats and had them in a plastic container and apparently Bill had set it on top of the can, it was half full. As you might envision the container was in the living room empty and of course I know who the culprit is because Sadie doesn’t touch anything. I hope Obie at least shared the last good tasting treat he is ever going to have with his Sister. I swear if we ever get another pet it will already be housebroken and older with manners.
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